Global Connectedness
As highlighted in the Mega Trends clip it is clear to see that our world is becoming more connected that ever before. Perhaps even more connected than we can imagine. The thing we, as educators, need to be thinking about is how are we preparing our students for this globally connected world? As teachers our role is to ensure our learners are prepared, are able to investigate, question and act as global citizens. (Core-Ed, 2015). Our students need to learn to question information they find, to know where to find credible sources, and to know when they need to find further information.
In my classroom my students are globally connected, they share their learning on public platforms, they blog and receive comments from around the world. "Developing the digital literacies required to usefully and purposefully navigate this environment remain a strong learning focus." Core - Ed, 2015.
Developing Learner Agency
As highlighted in the Mega Trends clip it is clear to see that our world is becoming more connected that ever before. Perhaps even more connected than we can imagine. The thing we, as educators, need to be thinking about is how are we preparing our students for this globally connected world? As teachers our role is to ensure our learners are prepared, are able to investigate, question and act as global citizens. (Core-Ed, 2015). Our students need to learn to question information they find, to know where to find credible sources, and to know when they need to find further information.
In my classroom my students are globally connected, they share their learning on public platforms, they blog and receive comments from around the world. "Developing the digital literacies required to usefully and purposefully navigate this environment remain a strong learning focus." Core - Ed, 2015.
Developing Learner Agency
Derek Wenmoth speaks about student agency and highlights the fact that learning requires the initiative and actions of the learners rather than the input primarily from teachers (Edtalks.org, 2014). This active involvement in learning is what can be considered student agency. Wenmoth also discusses the ideas that learning cannot simply be handed over to students, but teachers need to set students up for success, to develop this process, or agency. In my classroom I have begun to teach some lessons as flipped lessons, starting with small groups of students, teaching them how use flipped lessons, and trialing in our classroom to determine the success of these lessons. I am using flipped lessons to help develop student agency. My aim in developing these flipped lessons is to provided my students with the opportunity to develop their own learning agency and giving them the 'power to act'. (Core-Ed, 2015).
Networked Organisations
Core-Ed(2015), describe the shift towards Networked Organisations "Across the globe we are seeing the rise of new models of what it means to be a modern, networked organisation - and at its heart is a shift from hierarchical structures to networks." There are two key ideas at play in a networked organisation. The first is understanding that each person within the organisation can make contributions, and the second is that the the organisation its self is globally connected, through groups and individuals. The organisation is able to communicate with others, and visibly share it's work. (Core-Ed, 2015).
As educators or key challenge is to re imagine what learning looks like, when it is student driven, when the student is the one leading. (Core - Ed, 2015).
In the past 18mths I have had some experience in the beginnings of a networked organisation. Working collaboratively with colleagues, both within my school and across the Ako Hiko Cluster, developing ways in which we can put our students into that driving seat.
References
Core-ed.org. (2015). Ten Trend Categories. CORE Education. Retrieved from http://www.core-ed.org/thought-leadership/ten-trends on 29 July 2015.
Edtalks.org. (2014). Ten Trends 2014: Agency [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.edtalks.org/ video/ten-trends-2014-agency on 24 June 2015.
Networked Organisations
Core-Ed(2015), describe the shift towards Networked Organisations "Across the globe we are seeing the rise of new models of what it means to be a modern, networked organisation - and at its heart is a shift from hierarchical structures to networks." There are two key ideas at play in a networked organisation. The first is understanding that each person within the organisation can make contributions, and the second is that the the organisation its self is globally connected, through groups and individuals. The organisation is able to communicate with others, and visibly share it's work. (Core-Ed, 2015).
As educators or key challenge is to re imagine what learning looks like, when it is student driven, when the student is the one leading. (Core - Ed, 2015).
In the past 18mths I have had some experience in the beginnings of a networked organisation. Working collaboratively with colleagues, both within my school and across the Ako Hiko Cluster, developing ways in which we can put our students into that driving seat.
References
Core-ed.org. (2015). Ten Trend Categories. CORE Education. Retrieved from http://www.core-ed.org/thought-leadership/ten-trends on 29 July 2015.
Edtalks.org. (2014). Ten Trends 2014: Agency [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.edtalks.org/ video/ten-trends-2014-agency on 24 June 2015.
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